Kia Soul 2023 Manual page 385

What to do in an emergency
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8. Insert the wheel lug nut wrench into
the jack and turn it clockwise, raising
the vehicle until the tire just clears the
ground. This measurement is approxi-
mately 30 mm (1 in).
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Before removing the wheel lug nuts,
make sure the vehicle is stable and
that there is no chance for movement
or slippage.
9. Loosen the wheel nuts and remove
them with your fingers.
10.Slide the wheel off the studs and lay it
flat so it cannot roll away.
11.To put the wheel on the hub, pick up
the spare tire, line up the holes with
the studs and slide the wheel onto
them. If this is difficult, tip the wheel
slightly and get the top hole in the
wheel lined up with the top stud.
12.Jiggle the wheel back and forth until
the wheel can slide over the other
studs.
Wheels may have sharp edges. Han-
dle them carefully to avoid possible
severe injury. Before putting the
wheel into place, be sure that there is
nothing on the hub or wheel (such as
mud, tar, gravel, etc.) that prevents
the wheel from fitting solidly against
the hub.
WARNING
Installing a wheel
Make sure the wheel makes good con-
tact with the hub when installed. If the
contact of the mounting surface
between the wheel and hub is not good,
the wheel nuts could come loose and
cause the loss of a wheel. Loss of a
wheel may result in loss of control of the
vehicle.
13.To install the wheel, hold it on the
studs, put the wheel nuts on the studs
and tighten them finger tight.
14.Jiggle the tire to be sure it is com-
pletely seated, then tighten the nuts
as much as possible with your fingers
again.
15.Insert the wrench into the jack and
lower the vehicle to the ground by
turning the wheel nut wrench coun-
terclockwise.
16.Position the wrench as shown in the
drawing and tighten the wheel nuts.
Be sure the socket is seated com-
pletely over the nut. Do not stand on
the wrench handle or use an exten-
sion pipe over the wrench handle.
17.Go around the wheel, tightening
every nut following the numerical
sequence shown in the image until
If you have a flat tire
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